Pluteus leoninus (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kummer s. Lange Löwengelber Dachpilz Plutée couleur de lion Lion Shield. Cap 4–6cm across, convex to flattened and slightly umbonate, minutely velvety, deep yellow to bright golden, striate at the margin. Stem 50–75 x 3–10mm, whitish becoming flushed yellow from the base up. Flesh thin, whitish turning brownish in stem base. Gills pale pink, often edged with yellow. Pleurocystidia fusiform. Spore print pink. Spores subglobose, 6.5–7.5 x 5–6um. Cap cuticle flamentous. Habitat on wood of deciduous trees. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility unknown –avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. The photograph taken in the field was by Geoffrey Kibby.